# Freeport-McMoran Inc. (FCX) stock analysis and sentiment

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Author: Synoptiv Research Engine

Last analyzed: Aug 25, 2026

Freeport-McMoran Inc. (FCX) last closed at $77.80, near the top of its 52-week range of $35.15–$79.15. Composite market sentiment across 1 analysis is positive (+30 on a −100 to +100 scale), as of Aug 25, 2026.

## What the data says

Freeport-McMoRan closed at $77.80, sitting just under its 52-week high of $79.15 and roughly 121% above the $35.15 low at the other end of that range. That is an unusually wide band for a single year, and the stock's position at the top of it means the past twelve months have been dominated by a move upward rather than a round trip. With a beta of 1.379, the shares tend to swing harder than the broader market in both directions — consistent with a business whose results track a commodity price.

At a $113.6 billion market capitalization, the market is paying about 38.8 times trailing earnings but only 19.2 times forward estimates. That gap is the notable part: it implies expectations of substantially higher earnings ahead than the company has recently delivered, which fits with a trailing profit margin of 11.4% and revenue that declined 7.3% over the comparison period. Price-to-book sits at 5.6, well above the asset value on the balance sheet, and the dividend yield is 0.77%.

The recent news flow is more about copper than about Freeport specifically. Headlines from the past few months focus on a rebound in copper prices, copper stocks drawing attention as gold's rally cooled, and broader commodity strength — with the company appearing largely as one way to express a view on the metal. Two items concern a separate copper-gold exploration project in Ecuador and involve Freeport only by sector adjacency. In short, the coverage reads as sector-level rather than company-specific, with no earnings, operational, or corporate developments at Grasberg or the Americas mines in the recent headlines.

## About Freeport-McMoran Inc.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. is a mining company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with operations in North America, South America, and Indonesia. Its principal products are copper, gold, and molybdenum, with silver and other metals recovered alongside them.

Its largest single asset is the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia. In the United States, it operates copper mines in Arizona — including Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, and Sierrita — along with Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico and the Henderson and Climax molybdenum mines in Colorado. South American operations center on Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. The company was incorporated in 1987 and took its current name in 2014, having previously operated as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

## Company profile

- Symbol: FCX
- Exchange: NYSE
- Security type: Stock
- Sector: Basic Materials
- Industry: Copper
- Composite sentiment: positive (30 on a -100 to +100 scale)

## Key statistics

| Metric | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Market capitalization | $113.55B |
| Enterprise value | $130.11B |
| Trailing P/E | 38.76 |
| Forward P/E | 19.18 |
| Price to book | 5.65 |
| Price to sales | 4.39 |
| Dividend yield | 0.77% |
| Beta | 1.38 |
| Net margin | 11.39% |
| Revenue growth | -7.30% |
| Earnings growth | 28.10% |
| 52-week high | $79.15 |
| 52-week low | $35.15 |
| Average volume | 14.48M |

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## Frequently asked questions

### What is the current market sentiment for FCX?

As of Aug 25, 2026, Freeport-McMoran Inc. (FCX) carries positive (+30 on a −100 to +100 scale) composite sentiment. The score fuses recent news tone, analyst recommendations, technical posture, insider and congressional activity, and market attention into a single figure. The full breakdown of each component is in the report.

### How has FCX stock been performing?

Freeport-McMoran Inc. last closed at $77.80, near the top of its 52-week range of $35.15–$79.15.

### What is FCX's market cap and valuation?

Freeport-McMoran Inc. has a market capitalization of about $113.55B, a trailing P/E of 38.8, a dividend yield of 0.77%.

### What sector is FCX in, and who are its competitors?

Freeport-McMoran Inc. operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Copper. Comparable companies include SCCO, CRGP.

### Where can I find a full analysis of FCX?

The full FCX report covers the bull and bear cases, technical signals with entry, stop and target levels, complete financial statements, earnings history, insider and congressional trades, and the conditions that would invalidate the thesis. It requires a free account.

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